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Against All Odds: Celebrating Black Women in Medicine

The book for every little black girl or woman of any age is Crystal Emery’s Against All Odds: Celebrating Black Women in MedicineAgainst All Odds: Celebrating Black Women in Medicine. A companion to Emery’s new documentary film, Black Women in Medicine, the book chronicles the struggles of generations of black women who have beaten discrimination, poverty and sexism to transform the world of medicine. The book’s inspiring photo essays are especially wonderful for a young black women dreaming of a career in medicine because, says Joycelyn Elders, M.D., who is featured in the book and film: “You can’t be what you can’t see.” ($75 buy).

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